Disruption Now

Disruption Now


Latest Episodes

EP:51 - Lauren Maillian - Author & CEO of LMB Group
November 04, 2019

Full Episode - https://bit.ly/2PL680w Lauren Maillian is the Founder and CEO of LMB Group, a strategic marketing and brand advisory company; was a Founding Partner at Gen Y Capital Partners, an early-stage venture firm focused on investments in mobile

EP:50 - The Great Hack - Big Data is a Danger to Democracy
October 30, 2019

Ever wonder why everything is free on Facebook, Google, and many other platforms? Nothing is free and if it's free you are not the customer you are the product. How dangerous is big data to democracy? The Great Hack shows there is a steep price for your

EP:49 - Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
October 28, 2019

Hakeem Jeffries discusses impeachment, his journey in public service and his quest to transform our criminal justice system.

EP: 48 - Crystal Mason and the art of Voter Suppression and Injustice.
October 25, 2019

Crystal Mason has been sentenced to five years in prison for voting. Crystal Mason said she had no idea that she was ineligible to vote (felons in Texas are prohibited from voting while they’re serving their sentences, which includes incarceration, parole

EP:47 - Who Can Say The N-Word?
October 23, 2019

Who can use the N-word? Can the N-word ever be a term of endearment among black people? Is it ever acceptable for people who are not black to use the N-word? Now with Hip hop going global using the N-word all the time should black people be offended anymo

EP:46 - The Art of Real Hip hop: Alexander Star
October 18, 2019

Alexander Star is a hip hop artist, not a rapper and he wants you to know the difference.  Star says hip hop is not about promoting ignorance or profanity, it's about uplifting others through art and storytelling.

EP:45 - NBA's China conflict and freedom
October 15, 2019

A tweet from Darly Morey, GM of the Rockets appeared to support Hong Kong demonstrators but with pressure from China he deleted the tweet and reversed course. Trump is bargaining away U.S. security for conspiracy theories about Ukraine in hopes of reelect

EP:44 - Is Forgiveness Hurting Black Folk?
October 11, 2019

Instead of focusing on the actual victim who was killed, Botham Jean the media has focused on the judge giving the hug and the brother :Botham Jean who forgave her. Judge Tammy Kemp also hugged Amber Geiger to show her compassion. Is there an unreasonable

EP: 42 - Black Love & Marriage
October 03, 2019

The Journal of Family and medicine found that marriage is down with this generation across the board due to the lack of “economically attractive” men. This problem is exacerbated for black women. By what does it mean to be economically attractive? Should